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Adjectives to Describe People 01

What do ‘méchant’, ‘fâché’ and ‘bavard’ mean? How would you say, ‘sad’, ‘selfish’ or ‘single’?

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In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1 .
Single
Assis
Sportif
Célibataire
Debout
Assis = sitting
Sportif / sportive = sporty
Debout = standing
2 .
Angry
Fâché
Marre
Pénible
De mauvaise humeur
Marre = fed up
Pénible = annoying
De mauvaise humeur = bad tempered
3 .
Naughty
Heureux
Méchant
Travailleur
Jaloux
Heureux / heureuse = happy
Travailleur / travailleuse = hard-working
Jaloux / jalouse = jealous
4 .
Kind / nice
Aimable
Gentil
Sympa
All of the above
Aimable = nice / kind
Gentil / gentille = nice / kind
Sympa = nice / kind
5 .
Sad
Triste
Paresseux
Vif
Fou
Paresseux / paresseuse = lazy
Vif / vive = lively
Fou / folle = mad / crazy
6 .
Beautiful
Beau
Belle
Bel
All of the above
Beau = masculine before a consonant sound
Bel = masculine before a vowel sound
Belle = feminine
Example: Un beau chien est un bel animal, dit la belle femme = a beautiful dog is a beautiful animal, said the beautiful woman
7 .
Shy
Bête
Laid
Timide
Jeune
Bête = stupid / silly
Laid = ugly
Jeune = young
8 .
Selfish
Gros
Égoiste
Généreux
Mort
Gros / grosse = fat
Généreux / généreuse = generous
Mort = dead
9 .
Old
Vieux
Vieil
Vieille
All of the above
Vieux = masculine before a consonant sound
Vieil = masculine before a vowel sound
Vieille = feminine
Example: Le vieux plombier est un vieil homme, dit la vieille femme = the old plumber is an old man, said the old woman
10 .
Chatty / talkative
Aîné
Doué
Bavard
Reconnaissant
Aîné = elder
Doué = gifted
Reconnaissant = grateful
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French adjectives

Author:  Graeme Haw

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